by WOF Editorial Team | 22 Oct, 2020 | Fire Awareness, Fire Stories, Focus Article, Safety, WoF Deployment, WOF Headlines, WoF service, WoF Women, WoFire News, Working on Fire |
National Spokesperson, Linton Rensburg, from Working on Fire in an interview with SABC news, speaks about the past Winter Fire season and urges landowners to remain vigilant as we enter the Summer Fire Season. “In our northern provinces, from October there tends to be...
by WOF Editorial Team | 19 Oct, 2020 | Training, WOF Headlines, WoF service, WoFire News |
According to statistics, obesity rates in South Africa are increasing rapidly, with almost 70% of women and 40% of men either overweight or obese. (www.health.gov.za) What is obesity? Obesity is a health issue that is defined by having a high percentage of body fat. A...
by WOF Editorial Team | 16 Oct, 2020 | Focus Article, MD Message, Profiles, WoF service, WoFire News, Working on Fire |
WOF Managing Director, Trevor Abrahams has a vast array of knowledge and has worn many hats across his illustrious 43 year career. With extensive experience his expertise and passion lies with aviation, political economics and education. Having started as a psychology...
by WOF Editorial Team | 16 Oct, 2020 | Focus Article, Profiles, WoF Firefighters with disabilities, WoF service, WoF Women, Working on Fire |
Helen Kutumela is a young lady who hails from Modimolle in the Waterberg District in Limpopo. She was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at the age of 8 years. Due to lack of education about cancer and its symptoms, her family believed that she had one of the rare illnesses...
by WOF Editorial Team | 14 Oct, 2020 | Community campaigns, Focus Article, Training, WoF service, Working on Fire |
According to the 2019 South African Child Gauge Report, child obesity continues to rise in South Africa. At least 13% of children under the age of five are obese, while 1 in 4 children is malnourished and has stunted growth. Guarding against obesity does not mean that...
